Comments on: DIY 9-VOLT LED LIGHT Now On Sale at Mathmos!http://inhabitat.com/mathmos-9-volt/
Green design & innovation for a better worldThu, 08 Dec 2016 13:45:11 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.3By: jimmiehttp://inhabitat.com/mathmos-9-volt/#comment-56084
Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:57:32 +0000http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/14/mathmos-9-volt/#comment-56084I could see them being a nifty solution in a poweroutage or emergency since it’s smaller than many flashlights – though am not sure how bright/helpful they would be especially in red or blue (white is the colour before it illuminates) For sure too $25 could buy a lot of candles or flashlights – and when there’s no mention of how long a battery can power it for or how bright it actually is, really cancel’s any desire in me to blow $25 on one.
]]>By: alisonhttp://inhabitat.com/mathmos-9-volt/#comment-54393
Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:48:36 +0000http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/14/mathmos-9-volt/#comment-54393It is not available in white as this comment states. Only red and blue.
]]>By: Another DIY Battery Lamp - CribFashion.comhttp://inhabitat.com/mathmos-9-volt/#comment-51248
Tue, 21 Aug 2007 05:51:16 +0000http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/14/mathmos-9-volt/#comment-51248[…] If you remember I presented once a DIY battery lamp idea. Now I am writing about the Mathmos 9 VOLTS LED Battery light, which I have found at Inhabitat. […]
]]>By: TUMUNDOESONLINE » 9 Volts, romanticismo a la luz de los LEDshttp://inhabitat.com/mathmos-9-volt/#comment-51169
Sun, 19 Aug 2007 06:38:30 +0000http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/14/mathmos-9-volt/#comment-51169[…] Lo hemos encontrado en Inhabitat […]
]]>By: Jessiehttp://inhabitat.com/mathmos-9-volt/#comment-51101
Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:47:42 +0000http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/14/mathmos-9-volt/#comment-51101$25 each? It really ain’t easy being green.
]]>By: Tara J.http://inhabitat.com/mathmos-9-volt/#comment-51093
Fri, 17 Aug 2007 01:09:06 +0000http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/14/mathmos-9-volt/#comment-51093Nifty idea, particularly in combination with a rechargable battery, but that price is just a bit too much for what is essentially an LED and a plastic shell. Neat idea, but too much $$$ for the average consumer to justify.
]]>By: Matthttp://inhabitat.com/mathmos-9-volt/#comment-51077
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:24:19 +0000http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/14/mathmos-9-volt/#comment-51077cute product, despite its non-green use, but $25 each? no thanks.
]]>By: ALEX CASTILLOhttp://inhabitat.com/mathmos-9-volt/#comment-51073
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:30:00 +0000http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/14/mathmos-9-volt/#comment-51073I agree that using a disposable 9volt is not eco-friendly at all, but if used in tandem with a rechargeable 9volt it would be a green friendly product. Being in the hurricane belt this tiny LED light would come in very handy when the power is out for week s or even months due to its low power consumption.
]]>By: Sarahhttp://inhabitat.com/mathmos-9-volt/#comment-51066
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:39:09 +0000http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/14/mathmos-9-volt/#comment-51066josie– you’re right, mathmos doesn’t claim that these are green. But inhabitat is a sustainability-focused blog– I think people are more pointing that out than the fact that if they’re not eco-friendly, why are they here?

Either way, most AA and AAA batteries are available as rechargable, too.

]]>By: josiehttp://inhabitat.com/mathmos-9-volt/#comment-51045
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:53:09 +0000http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/14/mathmos-9-volt/#comment-51045We are not claiming that 9 volts is an eco product – but i wanted to let you know that mathmos has developed 9 Volts specifically so that you can use it with re-charagable batteries if you want to.
]]>By: Orrinhttp://inhabitat.com/mathmos-9-volt/#comment-51039
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:51:05 +0000http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/14/mathmos-9-volt/#comment-51039Popular Science had an article on how to make your own 9 volt LED using about $2.00 worth of parts and it was all built by hand and easily embedded into something else (like a little lamp or box or vase or anything you wanted. I made two and they were very easy to buy and put together. You can even do whatever color LED you want.
]]>By: Sarahhttp://inhabitat.com/mathmos-9-volt/#comment-51026
Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:37:31 +0000http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/14/mathmos-9-volt/#comment-51026Yeah you guys are definitely bitter lot:P

No, but I agree. If I have a 9 volt battery lying around, I’ll keep it in my battery drawer until I have to replace the smoke detector battery in a year. They don’t go bad for a couple of years. I don’t need to come up with a use for extra ones.

Say it’s a tealight replacement or cute or whatever, fine, but there’s nothing green about it.